One World Music Festival: Hang on to Your Bell Bottoms!

Martin Lund, founding musician of "One World Music Festival" to benefit the Orcas Commons (Funhouse). Photo courtesy of Margot Shaw.

Friday and Saturday,  June 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Orcas Center

By Donna Laslo

Get ready for the 10th Anniversary show of Martin Lund’s “One World Music Festival” paying tribute to the revolutionary music of the ’60s & ’70s – Pop hits, Motown, Classic Rock and the British Invasion!

Martin Lund creates this popular variety show each June and wows the audience with an exquisite sampling of fantastic music and world class artists from the Northwest and beyond.

The 1960s & 70s were decades of change, experimentation and hope that transformed an entire nation and the music that reflected these dynamic times are two of the most explosive decades in music history.

Headlining for the show are two world renowned bands: “Apple Jam” and “Lee Oskar and Friends Orchestra.”

“Apple Jam” is a Beatles tribute band who masterfully recreates the authentic sound of the Beatles while staying true to their own remarkable stage persona.

Apple Jam has sold out shows at major venues in Seattle, and recently headlined Beatle Week in Liverpool (300,000 attendees annually). Bob Rivers from Seattles’ KJR radio says that, “Apple Jam is the best Beatles tribute band on the planet.”

Legendary harmonica virtuoso Lee Oskar is one of the best-known rock-blues-soul harmonica players in the world.  His role as a founding member and former lead harmonica player of the pioneer funk-jazz group War won him international acclaim for over two and a half decades. They were best known for their hit songs “Low Rider,” “Spill The Wine” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends.”

Still touring, Lee Oskar has been recently nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

Lee Oskar, harmonica player with "War" in the 70s, now leads Lee Oskar and Friends Symphony

Lee Oskar also is the founder of Lee Oskar Harmonicas, a company who produces some of the best harmonicas in the world. He is also a painter and sculptor. Lee has donated some of his collector harmonicas and a large painting to auction at the event.

In addition to the bands, artists that include; Seattle’s Shanetta Brown, Jazz Lund, Gene Nery, Grace McCune, Jim Bredouw, Tony Morales, Steve Alboucq, Kt Lazlo, Sharon Abreu, Khadoma Colomby and more that will cover such music icons such as: Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, The Mamas and Papas, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Marvin Gaye,Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchel, Bob Dylan, just to name a few.

You’ll want to jump up and dance, sing along or hold hands with someone you love. Come take a trip down memory lane and enjoy a night of music that you will never forget.

All net proceeds benefit The Orcas Commons (formerly The Funhouse).
Show tickets are available from the Orcas Center Box Office, 376-ACT1 and online at www.orcascenter.org.